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namespace Be.Stateless.BizTalk.Component
{
	/// <summary>
	/// The moment at which a <see cref="PolicyRunnerComponent"/> will execute its associated Business Rule Policy.
	/// </summary>
	/// <remarks>
	/// The execution mode can either be <see cref="Immediate"/>, in which case <see cref="PolicyRunnerComponent"/> will
	/// execute the policy as soon as the it starts, or <see cref="Deferred"/>, in which case <see
	/// cref="PolicyRunnerComponent"/> will wait for the message stream to have been exhausted to execute the policy.
	/// </remarks>
	public enum PolicyExecutionMode
	{
		/// <summary>
		/// Executes the Business Rule Policy as soon as <see cref="PolicyRunnerComponent"/> starts.
		/// </summary>
		Immediate,

		/// <summary>
		/// Executes the Business Rule Policy only after the message stream has been exhausted.
		/// </summary>
		Deferred
	}
}
